how 'bout an interior speciality?.. look what I've done to my steering wheel

BYZBYZ · 08-21-2008, 05:04 PM

I used to have black interior and saddle brown seats. I took out my steering wheel and filled it up more to 've the chance to hold it tightly and steer sticky on the road. That worked ! and I also painted the center cover into black too, it was just an M sport steering wheel now it' like an Alpina hand-made

nobody told me that it was lookin' bad but some of my friends thought that it looks fake. I just did what I like.
Tell me what you think 'bout

1clean335i · 08-21-2008, 05:11 PM

I like what you've done do it

freshwhite335 · 08-21-2008, 05:38 PM

i WISH piano black was an option in the US

m3_love · 08-21-2008, 07:02 PM

I love the color scheme, very classy!

simp0man · 08-21-2008, 07:54 PM

Get a needle and start poking the steering wheel in a particular pattern and you are set.

rubber_ducky · 08-21-2008, 08:58 PM

Looks good. What do your friends mean that it looks fake? A fake what?

BYZBYZ · 08-21-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rubber_ducky

Looks good. What do your friends mean that it looks fake? A fake what?

well I think they mean that BMW never paints the centre cover and the steering wheel is slimmer than mine in original.

thanks
for the ones who liked it. I just put it as an advice for bimmers.

phattbam · 08-22-2008, 12:32 AM

more pics please.

DSe93 · 08-22-2008, 04:00 AM

what do u mean "filled it up more"? what exactly did you do besides paint it?

KL2DC · 08-22-2008, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DSe93

what do u mean "filled it up more"? what exactly did you do besides paint it?

I think OP took it to an upholstery shop to add extra padding (maybe a reskin). I'm guessing the M stitiching is also custom.

I like what he did with the wheel trim, very nice (and original).

lipek · 08-22-2008, 12:55 PM

i think it would look better with the stitching being the same color as the seats but it looks good

BYZBYZ · 08-22-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DSe93

what do u mean "filled it up more"? what exactly did you do besides paint it?

I mean my steering wheel is now thicker than before. I added more (i don't know what exactly the name is) of the thing BMW uses to fill inside the steering wheel, it's like an extra padding yeah.

But it looks good and it's so convenient specially at sudden turns.
I advise you that if you have the chance, do it, it's cool and useful.

DSe93 · 08-22-2008, 03:22 PM

ooooh ok... it looks good.. nice work

oldaccount · 08-22-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by KL2DC

I think OP took it to an upholstery shop to add extra padding (maybe a reskin). I'm guessing the M stitiching is also custom.

I like what he did with the wheel trim, very nice (and original).

so basically its a DIY M3 wheel. that would explain it. at first i thought he somehow retrofitted an e46 m3 wheel; thats what it looks like.

the black trim looks good.

BYZBYZ · 08-22-2008, 03:38 PM

thank you all..

I think the same, it more looks like an M3 wheel now, about the function and vision.

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